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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the Auteur's gardener?
(a) Jose.
(b) Jason.
(c) Sonny.
(d) Danny Boy.

2. How many children does the narrator describe the General having in Chapter 1?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

3. What infamous Nazi does the author describe in Chapter 8?
(a) Adolf Hitler.
(b) Wilhelm Frick.
(c) Joseph Goebbels.
(d) Frank Hans.

4. On what day of the week does the General's store opening occur in Chapter 5?
(a) Friday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Saturday.

5. The narrator writes to the Commandant in Chapter 7, "We're revolutionaries, and revolutionaries can never be" what?
(a) "Betrayed."
(b) "Innocent."
(c) "Killed."
(d) "Honest."

Short Answer Questions

1. What author is cited in the narrative as saying "East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet"?

2. What district does the Congressman represent?

3. What does the word "epicurean" mean in Chapter 1?

4. What kind of store does the narrator describe the General opening in Chapter 5?

5. When did Lana come to America to attend college?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you describe the narrator's relationship with the Auteur?

2. What are the narrator's main duties on the set of The Hamlet?

3. How is the theme of sympathy explored in Chapter 12?

4. How is the theme of duality explored in Chapter 4?

5. What is the narrator's relationship to the General?

6. Where are the Vietnamese refugees taken after arriving in America in Chapter 4?

7. Whom does the narrator become entranced by at the wedding in Chapter 7? Why?

8. What happens to Bon's family as they flee Vietnam in Chapter 3?

9. Who is Madame? How would you describe this character?

10. How does the narrator become injured in Chapter 11?

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